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Depuis le succès du iPhone, la technologie tactile s’est imposée. Evidemment, les écrans tactiles existent déjà depuis un moment, mais le iphone a vraiment révolutionné l’interface utilisateur de son écran tactile avec ses capacités multi-touch. Des appareils domestiques ont suivi, et Genius est le dernier en date avec le Système Touch Speaker SP-T1200 2.0. Ils coûtent 99$, ont une puissance de 30 watts, ainsi qu’un écran tactile vous permettant de commander le volume, bass et treble. Je pense que vous allez tripoter ces paramètres pendant quelques jours, puis vous reprendrez vos vieilles habitudes avec une télécommande. (Read the full post about ‘Hauts-parleurs Genius SP-T1200′…)

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Imagine being able to power your smoke alarm in your house without ever needing to change your batteries. It would get it’s energy simply from the energy and vibrations from everything around it. That is the goal of Texas Instruments. They call it “energy scavenging”, and they say the reality is not that far away. Employing the inventor of the original microchip Jack Kilby, Texas Instruments, currently the world’s third largest chip maker, is busy trying to break another electronic frontier.  This time by creating a chip that uses an infinitesimally small amount of energy to operate.  They actually did a demonstration showing a clock being run on…get this…grapes. (Read the full post about ‘Texas Instruments wants to prove that less is indeed more’…)

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Cowon has upped the PMP market ante with the L3, a sleek-looking device that comes with the following to tease your senses :- 7″ touch screen display 800 x 480 resolution Tactile button system SiRF Star III GPS chipset FM transmitter Speaker Remote control This will be another flash-based memory device, although it has not been revealed just how much storage space the L3 has. This looks really sweet, but hopefully the battery life is something that will last considering the large screen and plethora of functions. Tags: hdtv, gps, mobile phone, PDA (Read the full post about ‘Cowon L3 Portable Media Player’…)

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When Amazon released their Kindle e-book reader, they knew they were taking a big step. The device (and its $399 price tag) had the power to make or break the internet giant’s e-book program. A price cut and less than a year later, it looks like they might be poised to shake up the market yet again.

While there have been rumors of new Kindles for a while now, those rumors have now begun to take a more specific shape. According to McAdams Wright Ragen analyst Tim Bueneman, there are a few new models that Amazon is considering, but there’s one in particular that may be of great interest to the all-powerful student market.

(Read the full post about ‘Will the Kindle be the new favorite format for textbooks?’…)

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Don’t you just love it when computer icons are actually realized into real-world products? The folks at Art Lebedev have done it again this time round, featuring Folderix flash drives that look just like folder icons on your Windows desktop. Of course, there is a variety of colors to choose from. These are really cute, I wonder if the USB connector takes on a swivel form factor to do away wuth the cap? Still, $55 will net you 4GB of storage space in return.

Tags: audio, games, video game, TV

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Do you think that the iPhone 3G’s problems are Apple’s fault? Or should the blame fall to the carriers? We’ve heard evidence for each case, but aside from some talk about a bad chipset we are still left speculating. Wired.com took it upon themselves to do an iPhone 3G owner survey to see just how well 3G performance was measuring up.

The survey was open to all iphone 3G owners and it measured upload and download speeds for both 3G and EDGE.

(Read the full post about ‘iPhone 3G owners survey displays network shortcomings’…)

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Though genuine photography enthusiasts would not touch the Yang Ying digital camera with a barge pole, it presents a design of considerable interest to gadget-buffs like me who are on the eternal look-out for unusual designs. The Yang Ying camera conceptualized by Polish designer Kubasek Krzysztof, is shaped like - well, the hugely popular Yin and Yang symbols from Chinese philosophy. As far as the looks are concerned, we have to slot this device in the eye-catcher category as it has no take-away from a traditional camera. The camera is separable into two “tear-drops”, one of which holds the LCD preview screen and the other holds the flash memory which can directly be connected to your PC’s USB port. (Read the full post about ‘Yang Ying digital camera is inspired by oriental wisdom’…)

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Gaming chairs from Pyramat are not new to the industry, and they have been around for quite some time already to establish themselves as one of the premier gaming chair manufacturers to date. Prezzybox caters to this particular group of gamers who get more of a kick out of gaming chairs with a new range of Pyramats. A4″ Powersub Subwoofer and twin directional, full range speakers await you in the Pyramat S1500W Deluxe. The vibrations and intense sound help you feel every moment of the game. And, to top it off, this rocker is wireless, so no trailing and dangerous cables. Designed for superior comfort and sound, the Pyramat Game Bag 2.1 brings the Pyramat sound and vibration technology into a bean bag. (Read the full post about ‘Prezzybox introduces new Pyramat gaming chairs’…)

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Every time you have to use your touchscreen smartphone, you’d always have to mind where your fingers have been before that. I mean, come on, do you really wanna smudge that iPhone screen? How about when you’re in the middle of that juicy fried chicken and someone calls or emails that warrants hasty reply? Oh yeah, you can use a stylus, but why use just ANY stylus when you can use one that’s specially crafted for your beloved iPhone? The iphone Japanese Touch Pen Stylus takes the place of your greasy fingers. However, the metal pen-like stylus is special because it has a tip loaded with a spring so it bends, making it easier to drag elements around the phone. (Read the full post about ‘iPhone Japanese Touch Pen Stylus’…)

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Lexar has increased the capacity of its JumpDrive FireFly USB flash drive to a massive 16GB, making it easier and more convenient than ever before to tote around a plethora of files on your travels. It works with both PCs and Macs and will be available in four different colors for a purpose - these colors differentiate between the memory capacities. The new hot red-colored 16GB JumpDrive FireFly drive joins its brethren as a high-capacity portable storage solution. The ultra-small, ultra-portable JumpDrive FireFly drive is outfitted with an easily accessible keychain hole, making it easy to tether onto a key ring, attach to a backpack, or hook to a purse or briefcase. (Read the full post about ‘Lexar 16GB JumpDrive FireFly USB flash drive’…)

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